Illuminated cash-register indicator.



G. P. KETTERING & W. A. GHRYST. ILLUMINATED CASH REGISTER INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27,1911. 1, 1 3 1 ,246. Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

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' APPLICATION FILED APR. 27, 1911. 1,1 31,246. Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Mar. 99 @915.

original application riled September 2, 190a, Serial No. 451,446. Divided and this application filed. Apri127,

- ING and WILLIAM A. Cirnrsr, citizens of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in illuminated Cash-Register indicators, of which we declare the followin to be a full, clear, and exact description.

.lhis invention relates to accounting machines and more particularly to a signaling mechanism for attractingcustomers attention to theindicators.

lln the preferred embodiment herein shown this signaling mechanism comprises lamps which are illuminated upon the operat on of a movable part of the accounting machme but it is to-be understood that this signal mechanism is not to be limited to thisparticular construction but any other well known signaling device may be employed.

With this andincidental objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts the essential elements of which are set forth in appended claims and a preferred formof embodiment of which is hereinafter shown with reference to the drawings which accompany and form part of this spec1fication.

Figure .1 is a central transverse sectional View through a cash register of a well known type with the improved signaling mechanism applied thereto. Fig. 2 1s a transverse sectional view taken just within the right hand side of the machine and showing the releasing mechanism for the cash receptacle. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a mechanism for controlling the release of the cash receptacle. Fig. l is an enlarged part1al top plan view of the rear end of the cash receptacle and the switch mechanism cooperating therewith for actuating the signaling device. Fig. 5 is a sectional View taken on line 55 pf Fig. i. Fig. '6 is a detail view of the switch mechanism looking in the'opposite direction Serial N0. 623,576.

' restoring bar a lowered, as fully shown and described in the above mentioned application, a spring 5 connected to the rear end of the differential element 2 rocks said element in a counter clockwise direction until it is arrested by the depressed key. This difierential element has pivoted thereto one end of an arm or beam 6, the other end of which is connected to the lower end of a link 7, the upper end of the latter being secured to an arm 8 secured upon one of a plurality of rock shafts 9 This arm 8 is connected to a segment 9 by a link 10, the said segment meshing with a pinion ll'secured to the side of an indicator 12, which indicator is provided with a series of characters that are exposed singly through openings 13 in the register cabinet 14. After the difierential element 2 has been positioned, suitable alining devices (not shown) engage therewith,

after which an arm 15 having a V-shaped notch is rocked in a clockwise direction so as to encounter an antifriction roller 16, projecting centrally from the beam 6, and thereby adjust said link, and through the intervening connection adjust the indicator to a position to indicate the amount represented by the depressed key.

After the indicator 12 has been properly positioned, suitable alining devices (not shown) will engage with the segment 9 and hold said indicator in its adjusted position. After the alining devices have engaged the segment 9, the restoring bar 4: will be returned to its normal position, as shown in Fig. 1, by which movement the difi'erentially movable element 2 will also be returned to its normal position. This difierential element 2 is provided with a segment 17, which upon the return movement of the segment actuates a bifurcated at its lower end and straddles a stud 23 projecting from the rear end of the cash receptacle. The upper end of the pawl 22is connected to the rear end of a link 24, the forward end of which is connected to an arm 25, which arm is suitably pivoted as at 26. The upper end of arm 25 has projecting therefrom a stud 27, which engages with a locking shoulder formed upon the horizontal arm of a bell crank lever 28 which is suitably pivoted to the machine frame (see Figs. 2 and 3). The extreme upper end of the bell crank 28 has projecting therefrom a stud 29 which encounters the forward edge of a slide 30, the latter being suitably sup.-

ported by parallel links 31, which are mounted upon the register frame. The stud 29 of the bell crank 28 is held in engagement with the forward edge of the slide 30 by a spring 32, the ends of which are con-' nected to the stud 29, and a stud 33 projecting from the rear end of the slide 30. This slide is held in its forward position, as shown in the drawings, by a spring 34, the

ends of which are connected to the slide and to a stud 35 projecting from a portion of the machine frame. A. push button 36 is carried by prongs 37 projecting from the forward end of slide 30. This push button extends through a suitable opening in the cabinet-14 of the register. From the above description it will be seen that when the push button 36 is depressed, the spring 32 will rock the bell crank 28 in'a clockwise direction and thereby free the stud 27 on the arm 25 from the lever 28. At this moment the cash receptacle 21 will be propelled for-.

wardly by a roller 36 extending from the lower end of a lever 37 which roller contacts with a plate 38 suitably secured to the rear of the cash receptacle. The lever 37 earlying the roller 36 is normally under sprmg tension, and when the stud 27 of the arm 25 is released upon the depressing of the push button 36, the said lever-37 will rock in a clockwise direction. In the aforementioned application of which this is a division, the

'"iistud 27 is also engaged by shoulders of locking extensions which are under the control "of the-'clerks initial keys and the special keys, but which are not thought necessary to be shown in the present application.

From the preceding general statement of the principal parts of the organized ma chine, the description may pass to that por Figs. 4, 5 and 6) which has pivoted thereto an arm 40. carrying a'friction roller 41. A.

spring 42 is interposed between the extreme rearward end of the arm 40 and an extension 43 of the angular plate 39. Upon the opening of the cash receptacle, the roller 41 will engage an inclined portion 44 of the lug 45, which is secured to the upper end. of an arm 46, the latter being pivoted at its lower end to an extension 47 of a frame 50 which is suitably secured to the frame work of the machine in the rear of the cash receptacle. The continued forward movement of the receptacle will cause the roller 41 to ride down the incline 44 and thereby compress the spring 42. As the roller 41 passes the apex of the lug 45, the spring 42 will quickly force the arm 40 upwardly so that the'roller 41 projecting therefrom will engage with an incline portion 51 of the lug 45 and thereby cause the arm 46 to be rocked in a clockwise direction (Fig. 5) and in an anti-clockwise direction (Fig. 6) Projecting from the opposite side of the arm 46 to that on which the lu 45 is secured is a contact stud 52 (Fig. 5) which when said arm 46 is rocked, as just described, will engage contact plates 53 and 54, which are suitably mounted within a casing 55 secured to the frame 50. The

contact plates 53 and 54 are suitably secured to terminals 56 and 57, from which terminals wires lead to-thelamps 58 and to the line respectively. The lamps 58 are suitably attached to brackets 58* (Fig. 1) which are suitably mounted upon the top of the register cabinet 14, and said lamps are located near the opening 13 in said cabinetso as to illuminate the indicators 12. v While the lamps 58 are shown in the present application as mounted on the exterior of the cabinet, it is perfectly obvious that they may be located within the cabinetin juxtaposition to the indicators and the same result obtained.

The switch casing55 is provided with an opening 59 through which the contact stud 52 passes. This stud is provided with suitable insulating material 60. which contacts the'ends of the opening 59 and thereby lim-. its the movement of the arm 46 carrying said contact stud 52. v

Upon the closing of therash receptacle, the roller41 will engage the incline portion '51 of the lug 45 which will cause the rocking of the arm 40 and the compression of the spring 42. After the roller 41 passes the apex of the lug 45 it will quickly rise, due to the tension of spring 42 and encounter the ,the outward movement of the menace incline portion 44 and reverse the rocling of the arm 46, thus breaking the c1rcu1t to the lamps 58. The arm 4L0 is provided: with an extension 61 which contacts with a stud 62 projecting from the angular plate 39 so as to limit the movement of this arm in one direction.

From the above description it will be seen that the contact stud 52 carried by the arm 46 and the contact plates 53 and 54 form a snap switch which is operated by the opening and closing of the cash receptacle. Further, that upon the opening of the cash receptacle, the lamps 58 will be suddenly illuminated, which causes the attention of the customer to be attracted to the indicators which are in juxtaposition to the lamps at a time when the indicators should indicate the new transaction. An extra advantage is gained by lighting the lamps by cash receptacle, viz., that of illuminating the cash receptacle so the change may be readily made without danger of mistake.

It is to be understood that the type of machine to which this improvement has been shown as applied is merely used as an illustrative form and that the invention may be applied to any of the other well known forms of machine and also that instead of having the cash receptacle open and close the switch, any other movable part of the machine may be employed for this purpose.

While the form 'of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfil the object primarily stated it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein shown and described but that it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

What is claimed is 1. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an indicator and operating mechanism therefor, of an electrically operated signaling device for attracting attention to the indicator, a circuit including a switch for the signaling device, a movable cash receptacle, and a spring positiond'under the control of said receptacle for operating the switch and thereby opening and closing the circuit.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an indicator and operating mechanism therefor, of a lamp for attracting attention to the indicator, a circuit including a switch for the lamp, a movable cash receptacle, and a spring positioned underthe control of said receptacle for operating the switch and thereby opening and closing the circuit.

3. in a machine of the class described, the combination with an indicator and operating mechanism therefor, of an electrically operated signaling device for attracting attention to the indicator, a circuit including a snap switch for the signaling device, a movable cash receptacle, and a spring controlled element carried by the receptacle and having its spring tensioned by the movement of the receptacle for the purpose of operating the switch and thereby opening and closing the circuit.

4. In an accounting machine, the combination with an indicator and operating mechanism therefor, of an electrically operated signaling device for attracting attention to the indicator, a circuit for the signaling device including a snap switch, the latter having a V shaped lug thereon, a movable cash receptacle, and a spring actuated device carried by the receptacle for engaging the V shaped lug of the switch and operating the latter for the purpose of opening and closing the circuit.

5. In an accounting machine, the combination with a cash receptacle, of an electric lamp, and a circuit therefor including a stationary contact and a movable contact, of a pivoted arm carrying said movable contact and bearing a wedge-shaped element, and a spring pressed arm carried with said receptacle, and having a roller positioned toengage said wedge-shaped element.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an indicator, of differential mechanism for setting the indicator, a lamp for attracting attention to said indicator, a circuit including a snap switch for the lamp, an adjustable spring for operating the switch and thereby opening and closing the circuit and a movable cash receptacle controlling the indicator diiierential mechanism and the adjustment of the spring for operating the switch.

7. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a movable cash receptacle,

of an electric lamp and a circuit therefor including a stationary contact and a movable contact, and a spring controlled element carried by the receptacle and having its spring tensioned by the movement of the receptacle for the purpose of operating the movable contact and thereby opening and closing the lamp circuit.

8. In an accounting machine, the combination with a cash receptacle, of an electric lamp and a circuit therefor including apair of stationary contacts, and a movable contact, a driving device for said movable contact including a spring constructed to cause quick engagement and disengagement of said movable contact with said stationary contacts, and connections from said receptacle to actuate said driving device and thereby tension said spring.

9. In an accounting machine, the combination with a cash receptacle, of an electric lamp and a circuit therefor including a stastationary and a movablecontact, a spring having connections to cause quick engagement and disengagement of said movable contact with the stationary contact, and connections from said receptacle constructed first to store energy in said spring and then to release the same as the receptacle moves in either direction.

11. In an accounting machine, the combination with a cash receptacle, of an electric lamp and a circuit therefor including a stationary and a movable contact, a pivoted arm carrying said movable contact, a driving spring having connections to cause quick engagement and disengagement of said movable contact with said stationary contact, and connections from said receptacle constructed first to store energy in said spring and then suddenly to release the same as the receptacle moves in either direction.

12. In an accounting machine, the combination with an indicator, of mechanism for setting the same, an electric lamp for illuminating the indicator, a lamp circuit, a switch in the lamp circuit, said switch comprising a pair of spring contacts and a pivoted arm arranged to be forced between said contacts and close the same but normally out of engagement with the contacts, a V shaped lug secured to said arm, a cash drawer, a spring pressed member mounted on the cash drawer, said member co-acting with a V shaped lug on the switch arm so as to throw the switch arm into engagement with the contacts when the drawer is opened and to throw the switch arm out of engagement with the spring contacts when the drawer is closed. 13. In an accounting'machine, the combi nation. with an indicator and means for setting the same, of an electric lamp for illuminating the indicator, a lamp circuit, a switch in the circuit, a cash drawer, means carried by the drawer for closing or opening the switch faster than the rate of speed of the drawer when the same is opened or closed.

14. In an accounting machine, the combination With a diiierentially movable rotary indicator and keys constructed to determine the extents of movement thereof, of driving devices for causing movement of said indicator from and to normal position, a sliding cash receptacle connected to actuate said menace driving devices and whereby the indicator is driven to a position depending on the keys as the receptacle moves to exposing position, an electric lamp and a circuit therefor including a stationary and a movable contact, a spring for causing quick engagement and disengagement of said stationary and said movable contact, and connections from said receptacle constructed first to store energy in,

said spring and then suddenly release the same as the receptacle moves to exposing position. I

15. In an accounting machine, the combination with a cash receptacle, of an electric lamp, and a circuit therefor including a pair of contacts, with means for establishing electrical connection of said contacts, a driving device for said establishing means including a spring constructed to cause a quick movement of said establishing means, whereby sudden connections and disconnections of said contacts are attained, and connections from said cash receptacle to actuate said driving device.

16. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a series of keys, of a spring drawn element difierentially adjust ed under the control of said keys, a restoring member for said difierential element, an indicator positioned in accordance with the adjustment of the differential element, a lamp for illuminating the indicator, a circuit for the lamp including a stationary contact and a movable contact, a spring for throwing the movable contact into and out of engagement with the stationary contact whereby the lamp circuit is closed and opened, and a movable cash drawer for con-' trolling the action of the spring and also for operating said restoring member.

- 17. In a machine of the class described, 7

the combination with .a series of keys, of an element diiferentially adjusted under the control of said keys, a restoring member for said element, an indicator positioned in accordance with the adjustment of the differential element, a lamp for illuminating the indicator, a circuit for the lamp including a-stationary contact and a movable con tact, aspring for rocking the movable contact into and out of engagement with the stationary contact for the purpose. of making and breaking the circuit, and a cash drawer having an outward and inward movement for the purpose of rendering salu drawer accessible and inaccessible, the said lamp circuit being closed by the spring during the. outward movement of the drawer and opened during the inward movement of the drawer, the latter movement of the drawer also operating the restoring member to restore the differential element to normal position.

18. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a series of keys, of a msnaae spring drawer element differentially adjustvpositioned. in accordance with the adjustment of the differential element,a lamp for iiluminating the indicator, a circuit for the lamp including a stationary and a movable contact, a spring for throwing the movable contact into and out of engagement with the stationary contact for the purpose of making and breaking the lamp circuit and a movable cash receptacle having the spring suitabl mounted thereon.

19; n a machine of the class described, the combination with an accountingmachine comprising indicators and a cash drawer, of .an electric lamp positioned to illuminate the indicators and the cash drawer when the drawer is open, a circuit for said lamp, a switch in the circuit, said switch comprising two stationary contacts and a pivoted arm normally out of engagement with the contacts but arranged to be forced between them and close the circuit, and devices carried by the cash drawer for operating said pivoted arm.

20. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a cash receptacle, of an electric lamp and a circuit therefor including a stationary and a movable contact, a pivoted arm carrying the movable contact,

a V-shaped lug attached to said arm, andan element carried by the cash receptacle and operated by said V-shaped lug for causing quick engagement and disengagement of the movable contact with said stationary contact as the receptacle is opened and closed.

21. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a cash receptacle, of an electric lamp and a circuit therefor including a stationary and a movable contact, a pivoted arm carrying the movable contact, and an independent element carried by the cash receptacle and operating said pivoted arm to engageand disengage the FL? on movable contact with said stationary contact as the cash receptacle is opened and closed respectively.

22. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with an indicator and an electric lamp to illuminate sameyoitz acir cuit for said lamp including a switch, a

cash drawer, and means carried bodily by said cash drawer for operating the switch to close and open the circuit as the draweris respectively opened and closed.

23. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an indicator and an operating mechanism therefor, of an electrically operated signaling device for attracting attention to the indicator, a circuit including a switch for the signaling device, a cash drawer, and a spring carried by the drawer and tensioned by the opening of the drawer to operate the switch and close the circuit as the drawer is opened and tensioned by the closing of the drawer to operate the switch and open the circuit as the drawer is closed.

24. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a cash drawer, of an electric lamp and a circuit therefor including two stationary contacts and a single movable contact, an arm pivoted at one end carrying the movable contact at the other torrection in Letters Patent No. 1,131 ,246.

11 is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,131,246, granted March 9,"

1915, upon the application of Charles F. Kettering and Williani A. Uhryst, of

Dayton, Ohio, for an improvement in Illuminated Cash-Register Indicators, an

error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 3,

lines 68, 80, and 100, Strikeout the word snap; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 11th day of May, A. D7, 1915.

[SEAL] R. F. WHITEHEAD,

Acting Commissioner bf Patents. 

